This prospective study aims to generate comprehensive data on burden of typhoid and para-typhoid fever in Bangladesh, using the established network of sentinel and population based sites.

It is estimated that even today >500,000 deaths in newborns occur every year due to serious infections. However, little is known about what microorganisms cause these infections, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to save lives through informed-treatment or to design new vaccines to prevent these diseases.

The Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) with support from ICDDR,B will serve as the Data Coordination Centre (DCC) for phase II of SEAP project in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan.

The ANISA project has now reached one year of surveillance. The mission was challenging but the team has navigated it successfully with magnificent support from our affiliates, including the site teams, TAG members, CDC group and BMGF.

While countries in South Asia are making considerable progress in achieving the 4th Millennium Development Goal, that is, to reduce under-five mortality rates by two thirds, reaching the finish line remains a challenge for most countries. Slow reductions in neonatal mortality are largely to blame for this.